It's been so much fun to have Laura and Ian here visiting and when they haven't been on the road she's been having fun in Vicki's Playrooms. I gave her free access to all of my fabric and supplies and she started by making a stack of potholders, some hot pads and a tea cozy for her MIL. You get the pattern for the potholders here. She made this quilt top on her last visit here over a year ago. She brought it back with her to finish. I dyed a matching pink back and got her busy quilting on FloMo for the first time. See how effective simple quilting can be? Now she is working on Christmas postcards. For these she found some hand dyed fabric for the back and some vintage feedsacks to weave for the ornaments. She's using the scraps now for some other card designs.
Friday we are going shopping and on her list is an extra piece of luggage to hold all of this stuff! October was a slow book month. We have had friends visiting and it's kind of rude to put headphones on while they are here. Although when Laura and I are sewing we both listen to our books. The low book count is also because of 2 big books this month. One, Stalin, is still underway and will be on next month's report. It's really interesting but requires a lot of focus to follow. The Innocent by David Baldacci Will Robie is an assassin for hire. He can't/won't kill his last target. He's on the run and ends up partnered with a 14 year old whose parents were murdered and it's all connected. This is the first in the Will Robie series. It was fine but the Baldacci books are all becoming very formulaic. It had sound effects but not as bad as the last Baldacci book that I read. Mao's Last Dancer by Li Cunxin I can't do better describing this book than to share the publisher's summary. I loved this true story. "This is the true story of how one moment in time, by the thinnest thread of a chance, changed the course of a small boy's life in ways that are beyond description. One day he would dance with some of the greatest ballet companies of the world. One day he would be a friend to a president and first lady, movie stars, and the most influential people in America. One day he would become a star: Mao's last dancer, and the darling of the West. Here is Li Cunxin's own story, a beautiful, rich account of an inspirational life, told with honesty, dignity, and pride." Blind Justice by Anne Perry This is #19 in the William Monk series. It starts out as a fraud accusation against a local minister. In the end it involves Judge Oliver Rathbone arrested for perverting the course of justice. William and Hester Monk work to save him. Anne Perry is keeping this series intersting. Guns, Germs and Steel by Jared Diamond This book is for the non-fiction readers and anyone who likes history. Jarend Diamond is an evolutionary biologist and presents his theories about the evolution of societies. I don't particularly agree with everything he proposed but the book is well researched, well presented and is a great base for discussion. It won the Pulitzer Prize in 1998 and was republished in 2011. War Hawk by James Rollins and Grant Blackwood After reading GG&S I needed something easier t read and War hawk fit the bill. This is the second in the Tucker Wayne series. Tucker is an ex-Army Ranger dealing with PTSD with his war-trained dog Kane. In this one a former colleague has contacted him for help. Co-workers from her current employer are disappearing and she thinks she is next. And this I started Stalin which might be the only book I finish in November! |
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I'm Vicki Welsh and I've been making things as long as I can remember. I used to be a garment maker but transitioned to quilts about 20 years ago. Currently I'm into fabric dyeing, quilting, Zentangle, fabric postcards, fused glass and mosaic. I document my adventures here. Categories
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